Vistara Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Bhubaneswar After Hailstorm Hit

All 169 passengers and crew on board the Vistara flight that made an emergency landing are safe. The New Delhi-bound Vistara flight landed back at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) barely 10 minutes after taking off due to a windshield crack caused by a hailstorm.

BPIA Director Prasanna Pradhan confirmed that none of the passengers were harmed. The officials stated that the flight had to make an emergency landing following the damage to the windshield.

This incident occurred during a hailstorm that affected several parts of Odisha. This story has been published from a syndicated feed and has not been edited by NDTV staff, except for the headline.